Comments on: Eddie Maddock: The Two Faces of Sedona

By: Bingo!

Bingo! — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:03:43 +0000

Oh @Mandrake the Magician you truly are a wizard. It doesn’t take a member of Mensa to predict the Chamber’s future money grab to reinvent Sedona’s financial losses during an economic turndown (if that in fact occurs), it does take guts to document it prior to the event.

Coronavirus? Let the opportunistic ghouls jump on it for future profits. Isn’t that shoe perfect for the city/chamber love affair? BLAH & BARF!

By: Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 02:12:03 +0000

Aha as I look into my crystal ball there is deep despair with a recession. But, Hark, the sun shines brightly because the future city council will pay big dollars to the chamber of commerce to reinvent Sedona by promoting only their members, mostly outside city limits who contribute nothing to city coffers, while refusing to promote legitimate city licensed businesses that managed to survey hard times (if any of them are left to promote).

Hope you all rot on the Jordan Road property owned by the chamber of commerce purchased with Sedona city taxes. @#&*($%@#)

By: Professional staff

Professional staff — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:05:39 +0000

Romans 1:22 describes the government, business, and academic elites well: “Professing to be wise, they became fools.” (KJV)

By: Jerry Uptown

Jerry Uptown — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:18:43 +0000

And why @Nancy Johnson Lower Red Rock Loop should you care about Sedona residents complaining? You are not in city limits & don’t vote here & have no say on how city of Sedona is run. So either practice what you preach or whimper away in your own territory. Butt out of Sedona politics!

By: Nancy Johnson Lower Red Rock Loop

Nancy Johnson Lower Red Rock Loop — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:36:48 +0000

OMG, it’s always the same people (deleted by editor). You’re so unhappy here that no one listens to your whimpering, just move.

By: Kent & JoAnn A.

Kent & JoAnn A. — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:46:58 +0000

Well said @Paul N. Thank you!

By: Paul N.

Paul N. — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 01:16:43 +0000

After Sedona incorporated it had only one face: Development.

Then as time progressed it acquired another face: Chamber of Commerce

Presently there’s a fork in the road called coronavirus. This is a globally crippling disease and no one is spared.

Sedona declares a state of emergency. All restaurants are closed. Tourists are no longer welcome. The hand that fed Sedona tax base has been severed. And what will happen next?

Well, of course, turn to residents of Sedona to cough up funds and provide financial stability during these difficult times? Ha – the snide remarks from protesters against “complainers” quite possibly represent those who will now be begging the “whiners” to cough up funding (taxes) to sustain Sedona through this most tragic time.

Forget it! The lack of respect and consideration for Sedona residents over the years has been despicable and let us all be grateful we DO NOT HAVE A CITY PROPERTY TAX. That, Folks, is perhaps at least one blessing that went along with the stupid approval of incorporation many years ago and something for which to be grateful during this extremely sad and difficult situation.

By: C @steve s

C @steve s — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:50:34 +0000

They won’t they just like to pretend they change things but really they do is complain

By: Lynn M

Lynn M — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:45:15 +0000

It seems as if this incorporated Sedona is just so accustomed to writing their own rules they forget about State Laws. For once Steve segner is correct:

FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE AG’S OFFICE or quit b ******

It won’t be the first time Sedona has been taken to task for non-compliance with the Open Meeting Law.

By: Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:21:01 +0000

It sure would have been nice for Sedona to have a diversified economy. Perhaps making it a good place to retire. NOPE SEDONA IS A TOURIST TOWN.

What is happening to tourist towns now geniuses? Is this the first time there has been a tourist downturn? I think not.

It would have been nice to have some more high income retired people. Don’t say Air B&B bull. There would not have been a demand without all the incessant chamber advertising.

Reap what you have sown.